Don’t compare Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic cost to Calgary 2026: John Furlong

CALGARY — Now that a new price tag has been put on a possible Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a comparison to the most recent games in Canada is inevitable.
The bid corporation Calgary 2026 has put forth a $5.2-billion draft hosting plan that asks for $3 billion in public money from the city, provincial and federal governments.
The chief executive officer of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler says the $7.7 billion that’s been attached to those game